South China Sea Territory Disputes

Damage onboard Philippine fisheries vessel BRP Datu Magat Salamat after being rammed by a China Coast Guard vessel
Incidents

VIDEO | Chinese ship rams Philippine resupply vessel in disputed waters

Reuters
US Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marines Corps, New Zealand Army and Australian Army conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16.
Naval

Manila says scaled-back US-South Korea drills invite Chinese aggression

Reuters
South China Sea reefs and islands
Non-Naval Security

Chinese construction on disputed South China Sea islet draws Vietnam's ire

Reuters
South China Sea reefs and islands
Naval

New structures on Paracels point to widening Chinese military build-up

Reuters
Screenshot of video footage of the collision between a China Coast Guard vessel and a People's Liberation Army Navy warship off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, August 11, 2025
Coast Guard

After a year, Beijing finally acknowledges fatalities in South China Sea collision

Reuters
Seasats
Unmanned Security Systems

Small sea drone gets close to Chinese warship in Philippine waters

Reuters
Japan joins Philippine-US Balikatan military exercises as full-fledged participant
Naval

Philippines holds joint maritime exercises with US and Japan amid tensions with China

Reuters
Excerpt of video showing China Coast Guard vessel firing water cannon at Philippine vessel
Incidents

VIDEO | China fires water cannon at Philippine ships for second straight day

Reuters
Screenshot of video showing a China Coast Guard vessel firing a water cannon at a Philippine fisheries vessel, July 23, 2026.
Incidents

VIDEO | China Coast Guard blasts Philippine ship with water cannon in disputed waters

Reuters
China Coast Guard personnel in a confrontation with Philippine Navy forces in the Second Thomas Shoal, July 21, 2026
Security

Philippine and Chinese ministers clash over South China Sea incident

Reuters
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Security

FEATURE | Rubio, Wang discuss managing US-China ties at ASEAN summit on the backdrop of Iran and South China Sea tensions

Reuters
Screenshot of video footage of the collision between a China Coast Guard vessel and a People's Liberation Army Navy warship off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, August 11, 2025
Security

Australia challenges Asian nations to confront "aggressive conduct" in South China Sea

Reuters
The Philippine Navy tank landing ship BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, July 27, 2023. The ship was deliberately grounded on the shoal in 1999 and has since remained there as a forward outpost to support Manila's territorial claim in the area.
Naval

China summons Philippine envoy after heated confrontation in disputed shoal

Reuters
South China Sea reefs and islands
Non-Naval Security

China to EU: Stop backing South China Sea ruling or risk damaged ties

Reuters
China's maritime claim (red) and UNCLOS exclusive economic zones (blue) in the South China Sea
Non-Naval Security

On anniversary of South China Sea tribunal ruling, 14 countries reject China's claims

Reuters
A China Coast Guard ship (background) sails near the Philippine Coast Guard multi-role response vessel BRP Capones during the latter's patrol at Scarborough Shoal, 124 nautical miles west of Zambales province in the northwestern Philippines on March 2, 2022.
Non-Naval Security

Philippine legal victory over China rings hollow for local fishermen as they remain shut out of shoal

Reuters
Map showing the Bashi Channel in between Taiwan and the Philippines
Non-Naval Security

Philippines dismisses "ludicrous" Chinese claims over Batanes

Reuters
A China Coast Guard vessel (representative photo only)
Coast Guard

China defies pushback with another patrol east of Taiwan

Reuters
Scarborough Shoal
Naval

China runs combat readiness patrols at disputed Scarborough Shoal

Reuters
Two China Coast Guard vessels underway
Security

European powers say Chinese actions off Taiwan risk security

Reuters
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